revise weak rome topics (from tests)

what are patricians

descendants of ancient noble families and held political power in the senate

what is the emperor

head of roman society and ruler (once rome was not a republic)

what are freed slaves

slaves who had been freed by their master or paid for freedom, who now worked for their living.

who are perigini

free born foreign subjects living in conquered lands, but not roman citizens

what jobs did slaves do

all types of work depending on their skillset, such as cleaning and cooking.

what are plebeians

working class who did not have substantial wealth. did jobs such as bakers, blacksmiths etc

what was the roman army like before marius’ changes

soldiers worked two jobs and the army was divided based upon wealth

what is an aedile

an elected official responsible for the maintenance of public buildings and organising festivals

why was the roman army so successful

the army had very strict rules on how it was organised and how it fought. their battle formation was also very well-thought out.

what is a plebeian

a member of the working class who did not have substantial wealth

when did julius caesar fight in gaul

58BC

how long did the roman empire last?

44BC to 476 AD

when did caesar die

15th march 44BC (the Ides of March)

who is hannibal and scipio

hannibal was a carthaginian war general who led his army up the alps in the second punic war, and scipio was a roman war general who burned down carthage.

when was caesar elected consul

59BC

what did roman men and women wear

men wore a tunic to their knees while women wore a tunic to their ankles, and when a man went out he would wear the toga.

when did the third punic war end

roughly 150 bc

how were the cohorts in the army arranged

the cohorts were arranged into three lines, with the first consisting of the least experienced and the back with the most experience.

what is a legion and a legionnaire

a legion is a unit of soldiers hence a legionnaire is a soldier

what is an aqueduct